'Lambert & Stamp,' review: How The Who's managers stumbled upon the band and guided wild early years

April 1, 2015 6:25 PM

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Fresh proof resides in a riotous new documentary about the two schemers who bumbled their way into making The Who one of the biggest rock bands in the world.

The movie, out Friday, takes its title from the surnames of that guitar-smashing band’s two managers: Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp. The pair had no experience in managing anyone and didn’t know a thing about music when, one night in 1964, they ventured into a grotty London club and saw an unwashed an...